Superock
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| genre = Music (rock, heavy metal, alternative, alternative rap)
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| presenter = Jackie Farry (MTV), Julia Valet (MTV Europe and MTV UK)
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| country = United States and Europe
| language = English
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| runtime = 120 minutes
| network = MTV, MTV Europe, MTV UK
| first_aired = {{Start date|1995|2|18}} (MTV)
{{Start date|1997|6|2}} (MTV Europe) From July 1997 (MTV UK)
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| related = Headbangers Ball
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Superock is a music television show that focuses on rock music, heavy metal music, alternative rock and alternative rap.
History
Superock first aired on MTV in the US on February 18, 1995 and it replaced the long running Headbangers Ball show.{{cite magazine |last=Russell |first=Deborah |date=February 11, 1995 |title=MTV Play Epitaph Acts Bodes Well For All Indies |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1995/1995-02-11-Billboard-Page-0091.pdf |magazine=Billboard |page=95 |accessdate=October 31, 2020 |quote=Continued from page 10}}{{cite magazine |last=Stillwagon |first=Sue |date=April 21, 1995 |title=Zoo Entertainment |magazine=Gavin Report |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Gavin-IDX/IDX/90s/95/Gavin-1995-04-21-OCR-Page-0030.pdf |page=30 |accessdate=October 31, 2020 |quote=Superrock}} Cashbox magazine reported on January 25, 1995 that Superock would "combine rock, hard-edged alternative and alternative rap music and look at the new lifestyle trends of today's music fans and the bands they follow".{{cite magazine |last=Baltin |first=Steve |date=January 25, 1995 |title=Cashbox West Coast |magazine=Cashbox |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/90s/1995/CB-1995-01-28-OCR-Page-0004.pdf|page=4 |accessdate=October 31, 2020}} The presenter of the US version of the show was Jackie Farry,{{cite magazine |last=Russell |first=Deborah |date=March 4, 1995 |title=Virgin Lures Consumers With Massive Promotion |magazine=Billboard |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1995/1995-04-04-Billboard-Page-0044.pdf|page=46 |accessdate=October 31, 2020}} who had previously been the nanny to Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love.{{cite web |last=Eckardt |first=Stephanie |date=October 28, 2019 |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/kurt-cobain-sweater-auction-record-breaking/ |title=Kurt Cobain's Sweater, Last Washed in the '90s, Has Sold for $334,000 |website=W |accessdate=October 31, 2020}} It aired on Saturday nights from midnight to 2 a.m.
Superock first aired on MTV Europe on June 2, 1997 where it also replaced Headbangers Ball which had been discontinued there a year before. The presenter on the MTV Europe version of Superock was the German Julia Valet.{{cite magazine |date=May 24, 1997 |magazine=Kerrang! |title=MTV Launch New Rock Show |url=https://postimg.cc/bDHN3zNc |issue=649 |page=7 |accessdate=November 1, 2020}}{{cite magazine |date=May 31, 1997 |magazine=Kerrang! |title='Superock' Takes To The Air |url=https://postimg.cc/YGmQ9L3N |issue=650 |page=6 |accessdate=November 1, 2020}} Among the music videos that were aired on the first Superock show on MTV Europe were "A.D.I.D.A.S." by Korn, "Vow" by Garbage, "Love You to Death" by Type O Negative, "Doctor Jeep" by The Sisters of Mercy, "Poison" by The Prodigy and "The Beautiful People" by Marilyn Manson. In the UK, it aired on Mondays at 11 p.m on MTV Europe.
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|tt13003834}}
- {{IMDb title|tt13107036}}
Category:1990s American music television series